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By S. M. Chavey, mySA.com / San Antonio Express-News Published 10:01 am CST, Friday, December 14, 2018 Fourteen women will be inducted into the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame in 2019. Click ahead to meet these women. Fourteen women will be inducted into the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame in 2019. Click ahead to meet these women. Photo: Courtesy Of San Antonio Women's Hall Of Fame Photo: Courtesy Of San Antonio Women's Hall Of Fame Image 1 of / 40 Caption Close Image 1 of 40 Fourteen women will be inducted into the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame in 2019. Click ahead to meet these women. Fourteen women will be inducted into the San Antonio Women's Hall of Fame in 2019. Click ahead to meet these women. Photo: … [Read more...] about Meet the 2019 San Antonio Women’s Hall of Fame inductees

By David Barron, Houston Chronicle Published 2:33 pm CDT, Tuesday, October 16, 2018 Texans owner Bob McNair, left, welcomes back Andre Johnson, the franchise's standard-bearer at wide receiver, on the day he became the first player to enter the team's Ring of Honor. Texans owner Bob McNair, left, welcomes back Andre Johnson, the franchise's standard-bearer at wide receiver, on the day he became the first player to enter the team's Ring of Honor. Photo: Brett Coomer, Staff SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 6: Greg Swindell #21 of the Houston Astros pitches during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on August 6, 1993 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. The Giants won 6-4. less SAN FRANCISCO, CA - AUGUST 6: Greg Swindell #21 of the Houston Astros pitches during a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on August 6, 1993 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California. The ... … [Read more...] about Andre Johnson, Greg Swindell among Texas Sports Hall of Fame inductees

By Tom Orsborn Published 2:58 pm CDT, Tuesday, October 2, 2018 Fan James Goldstein, talking with Spurs team physician Dr. David Schmidt before Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals in Oklahoma City on June 2, 2012, is known for his love of the NBA and his wild wardrobe. (Edward A. Ornelas / San Antonio Express-News) less Fan James Goldstein, talking with Spurs team physician Dr. David Schmidt before Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals in Oklahoma City on June 2, 2012, is known for his love of the NBA and his wild wardrobe. ... more Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Fan James Goldstein, talking with Spurs team physician Dr. David Schmidt before Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals in Oklahoma City on June 2, 2012, is known for his love of the NBA and his wild wardrobe. (Edward A. Ornelas / San Antonio Express-News) less Fan James Goldstein, talking with Spurs team physician Dr. David Schmidt before Game 4 of the Western … [Read more...] about Popovich praises 2019 Hall of Fame inductee Schmidt

By John Kekis Published 4:47 pm PDT, Sunday, July 29, 2018 COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Chipper Jones didn’t bow to the pressure of the moment, and it was considerable. Jones was inducted Sunday into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and he stood there delivering his speech with wife Taylor staring up at him, hours away from giving birth to a son to be named Cooper in honor of the special day. Faced with that daunting task, Jones delivered flawlessly, just as he did during a 19-year career with the Braves. “She changed my life forever,” Jones said as his wife brushed away tears. “It took me 40 years and some major imperfections in me along the way to find my true profession. Now we’ve taken our two families and blended them together. It has given me what I’ve been searching for my entire life: true happiness.” A crowd of about 50,000 gathered on a sun-splashed day to honor six former players. Also enshrined were Jim Thome, Vladimir … [Read more...] about For proud Baseball Hall of Fame inductees, a day to be thankful in Cooperstown

Jerome Loy was an out-of-shape assistant football coach at Jefferson Forest High School in 1984 when he decided to start running with some members of the school’s boys and girls cross country teams.That first step led him to become their head coach.And the pace he set has taken him into the Virginia High School Hall of Fame.Loy, who retired from coaching after the 2014 season, will be one of 11 new members — six athletes, three coaches and two contributors — in the 2018 class, which will be inducted June 24 in Charlottesville."I'm very humbled by it all," Loy said. "Being retired, I still see the athletes but I don't have to get on the bus and make sure they all get home."Loy, a Cleveland native who played football at Ashland (Ohio) College, took the Cavaliers a long way during his coaching career.Loy coached six Jefferson Forest programs — boys and girls cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track — to a combined 59 Seminole District titles, … [Read more...] about Retired Jefferson Forest coach Jerome Loy among Virginia High School Hall of Fame inductees